CVE-2026-72241

unknowncovered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2026-08-15

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: leds: uleds: Fix potential buffer overread The name string supplied by userspace is not guaranteed to be null-terminated, so using strchr() on it might result in a buffer overread. The same thing will happen when said string is used by the LED class device. Fix this by using strnchr() instead and explicitly check that the name string is properly null-terminated.

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Exploitation outlook

Low exploitation risk0.21% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 12% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

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unknownCVE-2026-72241: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: leds: uleds: Fix potential…nvd · 2026-08-15

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